Gadgets IT & Web-tech News Security Microsoft introduces a new security processor ‘Pluton’ to prevent cyberattacks on Windows PCs Microsoft has been trying everything possible to protect Windows-powered PCs from the… Shashank RajNovember 18, 2020
Internet News Security vpnMentor discovers an unsecured database with private data of 100,000s Facebook users A research team at vpnMentor has recently discovered a potential scam that… Shashank RajNovember 13, 2020
Internet News Security Data of almost 20 million BigBasket users allegedly leaked, put for sale on dark web One of the largest grocery e-commerce platforms in India, BigBasket, has reportedly… Shashank RajNovember 9, 2020
Culture News Security Fragomen, a law firm used by Google for I-9 employment verification, confirms data breach In a notice to California’s Attorney General, law firm Fragomen, Del Rey,… Shashank RajOctober 27, 2020
Data/Research Internet News Security One of India’s biggest diagnostic chains, Dr. Lal Pathlabs, exposed millions of patients’ data With COVID-19 now infecting over 7 million Indians, the country has rapidly… Shashank RajOctober 9, 2020
Apps News Security Facebook wants Apple to give its users the option to choose Messenger as the default messaging app Facebook is now joining a growing list of companies who are pushing… Upneet SinghSeptember 26, 2020
Apps News Security Twitter informs devs that their private keys and tokens could have potentially been stolen Following a historic cyberattack that saw hackers salvage cryptocurrency from the platform… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 25, 2020
Enterprise News Security 20 GB worth of Intel’s internal documents related leaked on the web In what was another blow to the former most valuable chip making… Upneet SinghAugust 7, 2020
Apps News Security Twitter sheds more light on cryptocurrency hack, says ‘phone spear phishing attack’ at the heart of the incident The Twitter cryptocurrency hack raised questions about the platform’s identity as a… Upneet SinghAugust 1, 2020
Internet News Security Major hack spreads cryptocurrency scam through high profile twitter accounts of Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and more Many high profile twitter accounts including that of former US President Barack… Sujay GoswamiJuly 16, 2020
Internet News Security Zoom clarifies its US origins amid growing negative sentiments against Chinese apps in India Zoom has reiterated that it has no ties with China, to preclude… Staff@The Tech PortalandUpneet SinghJuly 8, 2020
Apps News Security Facebook accidentally allowed 5,000 app developers access data of inactive users way past its expiration date Facebook and privacy just don’t go together, as has been proven by… Upneet SinghJuly 3, 2020
Apps News Security Twitter is “very sorry” for a security breach that exposed private data of business accounts Twitter is back in cybersecurity news, as the company reports yet another… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 24, 2020
Internet News Security Government warns of possible mass phishing attacks using ‘Free COVID-19 testing’ as bait COVID-19 has, by a long margin, been one of the biggest health… Upneet SinghJune 21, 2020
Internet News Security Google reports hacking attempts at Trump and Biden’s election campaigns by Chinese and Iranian hackers American politics has always been like a Netflix drama (No, not ‘House… Upneet SinghJune 5, 2020
Apps News Security Over 7 million personal and financial records of BHIM users, including UPI IDs, leak on the web On 23rd April 2020 vpnMentor’s research team discovered a massive amount of… Chinni SinghJune 1, 2020
News Security Google warns limited users in India who were targeted by state sponsored cyberattacks Google’s security experts have notified between 51-100 Indian users that their accounts… Shalabha SarathMay 29, 2020
News Security Sensitive information of over 29 million Indian jobseekers leaks online A regular sweep of the internet by cyber security firm Cyble uncovered… Shalabha SarathMay 27, 2020
News Security In a massive data breach, over 8 billion Thai internet user records leaked Over 8 billion Internet records of Thai users on country’s largest network… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Google beefs up privacy controls and safety on Chrome In the times that we live and the web that we browse,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 20, 2020
Gadgetry News Security New flaw in the Intel Thunderbolt port puts millions of laptops in risk of being hacked Intel has had a rough time with its Thunderbolt port technology. The… Upneet SinghMay 12, 2020
